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The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

Family · Fantasy · TV Movie · 2010

A Californian family inherits a castle in Romania. This is especially exciting to the son, who is obsessed with monsters. And he is not disappointed.

Movie details

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

2010 Family · Fantasy · TV Movie 1h 26m

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6.4 / 10

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A Californian family inherits a castle in Romania. This is especially exciting to the son, who is obsessed with monsters. And he is not disappointed.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Eric Bross

Written by

Art Brown · Douglas Sloan

Victoria Justice

Victoria Justice

Jordan

Chase Ellison

Chase Ellison

Hunter

Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields

Madame Varcolac

Anna Galvin

Anna Galvin

Ms. Carlsberg

Matt Winston

Matt Winston

David

J

Jillian Marie Hubert

KC

V

Valerie Tian

Debbie

Court is in session

Put The Boy Who Cried Werewolf on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.